Former Memphis City Councilman Harold Collins will lead the Shelby County Office of Re-entry, Mayor Lee Harris announced Tuesday. That announcement came alongside several reappointments made by Harris.

Collins will start as administrator and executive director of the office on Oct. 1, according to a news release.

“I’m pleased to be joining the Harris administration. Although underutilized in the past, the Office of Re-entry has the potential to change lives, change families, and change communities,” Collins said in the release.

Collins is currently vice president of community engagement at the Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission. He previously was special assistant to the Shelby County District Attorney General.

“In more than 90% of cases, the folks in prison right now will get out and return to our community," Harris said in the release. "We have to be prepared to reintegrate them into society and reduce recidivism. The stakes couldn’t be higher."

Harris also reappointed John Zeanah to lead the office of planning and development, Alvin Benson as chief of the Shelby County Fire Department, Chris Floyd as criminal justice coordinator and Kim Daugherty as mental health services coordinator.